Publications by authors named "V G Robinson"

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess many unique properties that make them ideal for field emission. However, screening due to high density and poor substrate adhesion limits their application. We tested the field emission of various patterned vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) arrays adhered to copper substrates using carbon paste.

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The Israeli health system is experiencing an ongoing manpower crisis that will deepen soon with the increase in the number of patients and the overcrowding in clinics and hospitals. The core of the crisis is the need to staff the hospitalization departments and clinics with quality manpower. Alongside the initial staffing, there is an obligation to ensure the survivability of the professional personnel in the system over the years, and this must be done while constantly preventing the process of professional burnout.

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  • Oral cancer causes significant pain linked to the activation of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR) in cancer cells and neurons, contributing to nociception (pain sensation).
  • Researchers found that inhibiting PAR using nanoparticles to deliver the drug AZ3451 is more effective in reversing pain compared to the drug alone, especially in mouse models of oral cancer pain.
  • The study also shows that both the overexpression of the F2RL1 gene in cancer cells and neurons plays a role in pain, and targeting PAR could improve pain management and oral function for patients.
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Objective biomarkers of dietary intake are needed to advance nutrition research. The carbon isotope ratio (C/C; CIR) holds promise as an objective biomarker of added sugar (AS) and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake. This systematic scoping review presents the current evidence on CIRs from human studies.

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Background: Cervical cerclage, cervical pessary, and vaginal progesterone have each been shown to reduce preterm birth (PTB) in high-risk women, but to our knowledge, there has been no randomised comparison of the 3 interventions. The SuPPoRT "Stitch, Pessary, or Progesterone Randomised Trial" was designed to compare the rate of PTB <37 weeks between each intervention in women who develop a short cervix in pregnancy.

Methods And Findings: SuPPoRT was a multicentre, open label 3-arm randomised controlled trial designed to demonstrate equivalence (equivalence margin 20%) conducted from 1 July 2015 to 1 July 2021 in 19 obstetric units in the United Kingdom.

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